What Happened at Molly Tea's Toronto Street Coffee Shop

Molly Tea's first Canadian store, which opened in Toronto at the end of last month, appears to have been vandalized roughly half a month after launching. Photos show a large hole smashed in the glass door with shattered glass across the entrance, and staff told early customers that opening would be delayed. The store resumed business about two hours later.

The opening drew an unprecedented queue that stretched to the street corner, so speculation about the cause spread quickly online. The most-liked comment blamed rival chain Chahadong, whose Canadian account replied with '???'. Other users suggested a drunk person or a homeless individual was responsible. Molly Tea gave no explanation for the incident.

Molly Tea's first Canadian store opened in Toronto at the end of last month, with an unprecedented queue on its first day. However, after only half a month in business, the store appears to have been vandalized, with a large hole smashed in its glass door, shattered glass scattered across the floor, and customers being told by staff that opening would be delayed. The incident sparked concern among fans, with speculation such as "Chahadong did it" circulating widely in the comments section, to which Chahadong's official Canadian account responded with "???". Some netizens also analyzed that it might have been the work of a drunk person or a homeless individual, and some even raised conjectures from the perspective of the ambiguity of the English name "Molly". Two hours later, Molly Tea's official Canadian account stated that the store had resumed business, but gave no explanation for the incident. This article walks you through the course of events and reactions from all sides, along with Front Street Coffee recommendations and product information.

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At the end of last month, Molly Tea opened its first store in Toronto, Canada, which is also the brand's fifth overseas branch. On opening day, many long-awaiting fans arrived at the scene early, with the queue stretching from the store entrance all the way to the street corner, showing just how enthusiastic local consumers were about this new store.

However, today, a netizen posted a tip-off claiming that Molly Tea's first Toronto store appears to have been deliberately vandalized. From the exposed photos, a large hole has been smashed in the store's glass door, with shattered glass scattered all over the entrance, and customers who had come early to buy milk tea were told by staff that business hours would need to be postponed.

This sudden situation left many fans feeling worried and uneasy, and everyone couldn't help but speculate whether this store, open for only half a month, had attracted this unwarranted disaster because its business was too booming.

Interestingly, the most-liked speculation in the comments section was "Chahadong did it." According to nearby residents, at the other end of the street where Molly Tea is located, a Chahadong milk tea shop had opened long ago. Before Molly Tea moved in, this Chahadong had always been the top choice for local milk tea lovers, and its business had always been good.

But the recently opened Molly Tea often has queues of people waiting to pick up orders in front of its door. Therefore, in the eyes of some onlookers, the bustling new store brought pressure to the peer on the same street, and the fire of jealousy made the competitor momentarily lose their rationality, striking at Molly Tea in the middle of the night after it closed.

Some netizens even "confessed" in the comments, saying, "It was the Chahadong boss who told me to do it. I have now crossed the bridge to the United States. I'm safe." More than ten minutes after this top comment was posted, Chahadong's official Canadian account left a "???" comment, responding to netizens' baseless, purely imagined business-war speculation.

Besides netizens who enjoy stirring things up in the comments section, many others seriously analyzed the reason the store was smashed. Local residents speculated that it might have been a drunk person passing by and acting out, or some homeless individuals who noticed the bustling queue at the store during the day and smashed the glass in the middle of the night to break in and rob cash and valuables.

In addition, some overseas users pointed out that the inexplicable smashing of Molly Tea's first Toronto store may be related to its English name. They noted that in the local context, besides its common meaning in the English dictionary, the word "Molly" also carries another layer of meaning, namely referring to an addictive substance.

Therefore, in their speculation, it may have been that some locals, upon seeing Molly Tea's English signage, mistakenly thought the store was a tea beverage shop selling a particular product, which was what led them to harbor ill intent after closing time and smash open the store door.

Just as netizens were debating endlessly over the reason the store was smashed, two hours after the post was published, Molly Tea's official Canadian account left a comment saying that the store had resumed normal operations and welcoming customers to come and make purchases.

However, regarding the wildly imaginative speculations in the comments section, the account did not issue any response, nor did it provide any explanation for the sudden incident.

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